IOM: No evidence suggest a shift of the Syrian refugees towards Italy

epa05265391 Some of the 108 migrants disembark at Lampesusa's harbour from the Aquarius ship of the humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee, Lampesusa, Italy, 18 April 2016. Six bodies were recovered and 108 migrants were rescued from a semi-submerged rubber dinghy as boat arrivals accelerate amid calm seas. A private rescue ship, the Aquarius, run by humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee found the bodies on the rubber dingyon 17 April 2016. EPA/ELIO DESIDERIO

Last week, Frontex also reported that Italy has now become the EU’s top spot for refugee arrivals mainly because the significant drop in arrivals on the Greek Aegean islands in April.

After the closure of the Balkan Route some people claimed that the majority of the Syrian refugees will try to enter the EU through the Central Mediterranean route, which is the route between Libya and Italy.

Based on that assumption, the Austrian government also decided to build a fence at border with Italy to reduce the upcoming influx.

However, on Friday, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported that currently there are no evidence suggesting this route change. On the...

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